DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL

Overview

Are you driven to serve and help others in your community? Caregivers and Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are the heart of our company with their compassion, dependability, and care.

If you want to make an impact by helping people live their best life, read more below and apply today!

Responsibilities

Join a team of passionate and caring people who make a difference in people’s lives. We are now hiring for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to provide direct care to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Our DSPs are the STARS of our organization who provide caregiving to the people we support. This may be in a group home, home-like setting.

Essential Responsibilities / Job Duties

Performing personal care tasks, including assistance with basic personal hygiene and grooming, feeding, and ambulation, medical monitoring, and health care related tasks.

Fostering positive relationships between individuals served and their housemates

Ensuring client safety and maintaining a safe environment

Assisting with toileting, including bedpans, urinals, and commode chairs

Reminding / assisting client with self-administration of medications (with proper training)

Encouraging self-help activities

Reporting changes in client's condition or family situation to the office

Documenting services provided

Performing home management functions such as light housekeeping, laundry, bed making, and cleaning

Planning meals, shopping for groceries, preparing and serving food / meals, feeding and clean-up

Accompanying client to scheduled appointments

Transporting clients or running errands for clients

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

High school degree / GED required (in most cases)

18 years of age or older

Valid driver's license (in most cases)

Ability to work in a group home, home-like settings

Ability to communicate (verbally and written) with all levels of personnel, internal and external to the company

Ability to handle physical aspects of job, including bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, pulling, reaching, and walking for periods of time

Must maintain state regulatory certifications, as required by state / program requirements

Medication Administration as required by state / program requirements